#Success at Hudson Yards shows how NYC wins with rezoning

#Success at Hudson Yards shows how NYC wins with rezoning

“#Success at Hudson Yards shows how NYC wins with rezoning” As 2020 nears its eagerly awaited expiration, four ­giant, very different news-making companies share an overlooked, common thread. Can you guess what it is? Pfizer was first of several pharmaceutical firms to announce the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine. BlackRock hedge-fund honchos are replacing…

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#PPP wasn’t perfect, but it was a huge saver of American jobs

#PPP wasn’t perfect, but it was a huge saver of American jobs

“#PPP wasn’t perfect, but it was a huge saver of American jobs” The Paycheck Protection Program was expensive, complicated, unfair and graft-prone. But it worked.  The perception of a boondoggle is hardening. But before we slam Congress and President Trump for trying something new, let’s consider the big picture.  In late March, as Congress prepared…

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#Laugh, don’t scream, over AOC’s ‘socialist merchandise’

#Laugh, don’t scream, over AOC’s ‘socialist merchandise’

“#Laugh, don’t scream, over AOC’s ‘socialist merchandise’” Will you forgive us for being more amused than outraged that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is selling $58 “Tax the Rich” sweatshirts? New York’s most famous Democratic Socialist clearly embraces all the slogans on her new line of apparel, from “Abolish ICE” to “Drink water & don’t be racist.”…

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#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged

#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged

“#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged” Little Red Rioting Hood is off the hook: Prosecutors dropped rioting charges against Clara Kraebber, the 20-year-old daughter of privilege busted during a Black Lives Matter rally-cum-rampage. The Rice University undergrad was charged with felony riot and one misdemeanor, possession of a graffiti instrument, after the…

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#Democrats denied Trump’s legitimacy and other commentary

#Democrats denied Trump’s legitimacy and other commentary

“#Democrats denied Trump’s legitimacy and other commentary” Roll tape: Yes, Dems Denied Don’s Legitimacy New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently claimed that Democrats “never” questioned President Trump’s legitimacy. And that, RealClearPolitics’ Carl M. Cannon snarks, is what happens to a Nobelist brain high on “hyper-partisanship.” In fact, “millions of Democrats” spent the past four…

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#NYC Health Dept. warns of lingering COVID-19 illness

#NYC Health Dept. warns of lingering COVID-19 illness

“#NYC Health Dept. warns of lingering COVID-19 illness” The New York City Health Department has issued a sweeping guide warning doctors that many patients who were infected with the coronavirus are still suffering from serious health problems months after the virus passed. The patients are called COVID-19 “long-haulers” nagged by lingering breathing and other respiratory…

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